- past tense form of experience.
- past participle of experience.
experienced
Americanadjective
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wise or skillful in a particular field through experience.
an experienced teacher.
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having learned through experience; taught by experience.
experienced through adversity.
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endured; undergone; suffered through.
experienced misfortunes.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of experienced
First recorded in 1560–70; experience + -ed 2
Explanation
Someone experienced has first-hand knowledge of something. A 10-year veteran is an experienced baseball player. Experience is time you spend doing or learning something. If you've had a job as a welder, you have welding experience. When someone is described as experienced, it means they have first-hand knowledge about something. An experienced teacher has been teaching for years. An experienced writer has written many books or articles. An experienced soldier has been in the field for a while. People who are experienced tend to be wise: they know what they're talking about.
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Then in the spring of 2023, JPMorgan bought most of First Republic’s assets after it experienced a bank run and was seized by federal regulators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
A total of 2.7% of patients in each group experienced one of the events included in the study's primary outcome.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
India's financial capital, Mumbai, has also experienced high pollution levels in recent weeks, with its AQI reaching 322 on 24 October.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
The world experienced its warmest October on record, with average global surface air temperatures 1.75C above pre-industrial times, an era defined as 1850-1900, Copernicus added.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
Up to that point, Hubler’s bet had been “stress tested” for scenarios in which subprime pools experienced losses of 6 percent, the highest losses from recent history.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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